Pseudocastle

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A building designed to resemble a castle. rare

    "A mixture of pricey cottages, expanded Capes and pseudocastles on tiny lots in the town of Hempstead, the 0.23-square-mile Point Lookout occupies the east end of the Nassau County barrier island that is also home to Lido, Long and Atlantic Beaches."

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"A mixture of pricey cottages, expanded Capes and pseudocastles on tiny lots in the town of Hempstead, the 0.23-square-mile Point Lookout occupies the east end of the Nassau County barrier island that is also home to Lido, Long and Atlantic Beaches."

Etymology

From pseudo- + castle.

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